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Soylandia, II

rich/ March 23, 2009

In more Soylandia news, farmers who illegally planted genetically modified Roundup Ready soybeans are now going back to conventional soy after finding that the Monsanto product gave poor yields. Unfortunately, the final paragraph is the stomach-sinker: “Companies have been focusing their research on GMO soy more than on conventional ones. So in 10 years we could have 100 percent of

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Soylandia

rich/ January 20, 2008

A few years ago, we made the decision to get out of the chicken business based almost entirely on our dependence on soy protein for the feed. Between the inevitable rising cost of fuel, along with the questionable sustainability of importing tons of feed from places as “near” as the midwest, and as far as South America, we didn’t see

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